Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Framing the Constitution

Question:

Who said that there is one popular misconception- "There is almost an obsession that by adding all kinds of powers to the Centre we can make it strong”?

Options:

K. Santhanam

Sir A. Ramaswamy Mudaliar

R.V. Dhulekar

Shri Shankarrao Deo

Correct Answer:

K. Santhanam

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 - K. Santhanam

The rights of the states were most eloquently defended by K. Santhanam from Madras. A reallocation of powers was necessary, he felt, to strengthen not only the states but also the Centre. “There is almost an obsession that by adding all kinds of powers to the Centre we can make it strong.” This was a misconception, said Santhanam. If the Centre was overburdened with responsibilities, it could not function effectively. By relieving it of some of its functions, and transferring them to the states, the Centre could, in fact, be made stronger.